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Creamy leek risotto with bacon

Not a fan of fish? Make the risotto as above, leaving out
the smoked haddock. At the end, stir in
1 bunch finely chopped spring onions
instead of the spinach, then serve in
bowls topped with crisp bacon rashers.

Method

Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6.
Heat the butter in a large ovenproof dish
over a medium heat. Cook the leek for
4-5 mins, stirring regularly, until just
tender. Add the rice and stir for a
further 2 mins.

Add the stock and milk, bring to the
boil and bubble for 5 mins before sitting
the haddock on top. Cover with a lid
or foil and bake in the oven for 18 mins
until the rice is tender.

Fold in the crème fraîche and spinach,
season with plenty of black pepper, then
cover the pan again and leave to rest out
of the oven for 3 mins before serving
– the steam will soften the spinach.

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Comments

Made this this week and it was lovely. I also used double cream instead fo creme fraiche as that's what I had in the fridge. Added some parmesan to it and also a poached egg on top.
Delicious and super easy, will definately be making it again.

Can't believe how good this is, and love the oven method - turned out perfectly, will be using that for other recipes. I used endamame beans (frozen and blanched for 1 min before adding) instead of the spinach, and heaps of black pepper.

This has become a Friday Favourite and tonight I made it with chicken breast. I simmered the chicken breast in stock for 10 minutes and then used the stock for the dish and cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces.

This needed a little more creme fraiche and I found that tearing the spinach leaves also improved the dish.

Next ... some chunks of cooked ham and replace the spinach with cooked frozen peas ...

Made this on Friday evening and it was an complete hit! So simple to make and absolutely delicious. I'm doing weight watchers at the moment so substituted the full milk for skimmed and used half fat creme fraiche. I'll definitely being making it again!

this is such an easy meal to prepare and cook, and is so creamy and delicious. I used full fat milk and 1/2 fat creme fraiche. Great for families and would work well as a meal in the summer with a lovely salad on the side.

I was a little sceptical as to how this would come out, but its flipping lovely! Just made it after getting in from the gym, popped in the oven, got in the shower, near enough done by the time I got out, so conveinient! More like this please!!!

Did this last month and it was so delicious and SO easy! This time I am going to add more creme fraiche at the end since we both found it just a tiny bit dry towards the end. But we still both totally cleaned our plates.

So much better than standing there stirring for ages!
Very tasty, healthy meal that is easy to cook = my kind of recipe

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